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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 233.062

APPLICATION AND CONTENT OF FIRE CODE

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 296, Sec. 1, eff

(a) The fire code applies only to the following buildings constructed in an unincorporated area of the county:

(1) a commercial establishment;

(2) a public building; and

(3) a multifamily residential dwelling consisting of four or more units.

(b) The fire code does not apply to an industrial facility having a fire brigade that conforms to requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration.

(c) The fire code must:

(1) conform to:

(A) the International Fire Code, as published by the International Code Council, as the code existed on May 1, 2005; or

(B) the Uniform Fire Code, as published by the National Fire Protection Association, as the code existed on May 1, 2005; or

(2) establish protective measures that exceed the standards of the codes described by Subdivision (1).

(d) The commissioners court may adopt later editions of a fire code listed in Subsection (c).

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.